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The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back: Overcoming the Behavior Patterns That Keep You from Getting Aheadby James Waldroop, Timothy ButlerISBN 0385498500 (0-385-49850-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The 80/20 Principle : The Secret of Achieving More with Lessby Richard KochISBN 0385491700 (0-385-49170-0)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 80/20 Principle : The Secret of Achieving More with Less'Book summary:In 1897, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, in his study of the patterns of wealth and income, observed that the distribution of wealth was predictably unbalanced. He first discovered this pattern in 19th-century England and found it to be the same for every country and time period he studied. Over the years, Pareto's observation has become known as the 80/20 principle.
Now in 1998, Richard Koch takes a fresh look at the 80/20 principle and finds that the basic imbalance observed by Pareto 100 years ago can be found in almost every aspect of modern life. Whether you're investing in stocks, analyzing company sales, or looking at the performance of a Web site, you'll find that it's usually 20 percent that produces 80 percent of the total result. This means 80 percent of what you do may not count for much. Koch helps you to identify that 20 percent and shows you how you can get more out of your business, and life, for less. [via]
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The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More With Lessby Richard KochISBN 0385491743 (0-385-49174-3)
Softcover, Doubleday
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More With Less'Book summary:In 1897, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, in his study of the patterns of wealth and income, observed that the distribution of wealth was predictably unbalanced. He first discovered this pattern in 19th-century England and found it to be the same for every country and time period he studied. Over the years, Pareto's observation has become known as the 80/20 principle.
Now in 1998, Richard Koch takes a fresh look at the 80/20 principle and finds that the basic imbalance observed by Pareto 100 years ago can be found in almost every aspect of modern life. Whether you're investing in stocks, analyzing company sales, or looking at the performance of a Web site, you'll find that it's usually 20 percent that produces 80 percent of the total result. This means 80 percent of what you do may not count for much. Koch helps you to identify that 20 percent and shows you how you can get more out of your business, and life, for less. [via]
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The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Wordsby Deborah TannenISBN 0345407512 (0-345-40751-2)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words'Book summary:Do Americans argue too much? Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don't Understand and That's Not What I Meant!, is an expert on miscommunication. In The Argument Culture she posits that misunderstanding is endemic in our culture because we tend to believe that the best way to a common goal is by thrashing out all our differences as loudly as possible along the way. Thus we are treated to a whole array of confrontational public forums, from congressional partisan politics to media circuses à la Jerry Springer and Jenny Jones, all based on a metaphor of war. What gets lost in all the shouting, Tannen says, is thoughtful debate and real understanding. Perhaps it's time to consider other methods of communication, she suggests. In addition to outlining what she considers the worst excesses of our argument culture, Tannen revisits some of the territory covered in You Just Don't Understand as she discusses the different ways in which young boys and girls express disagreement or aggression. Finally, she offers a survey of other, mostly non-Western ways of dealing with conflict, including the use of intermediaries and rituals. After reading The Argument Culture you might never again look at the evening news in the same way. [via]
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The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracleby Christopher Maurer, Baltasar GracianISBN 0385421311 (0-385-42131-1)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Awarenessby Anthony De Mello, J. Francis StroudISBN 0385249373 (0-385-24937-3)
Softcover, Image Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Awareness'Book summary:"This is your wake-up call! You may not have even realized you were sleep-walking. Most of us are most of the time. Awareness is an eye-opener. It's Anthony de Mello telling you gently but firmly, 'It's time to get up now.'" --Charles Osgood of "CBS Sunday Morning" and "The Osgood File"
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"Awareness will be the critical test of American business in the next decade. I call it the 'business of awareness.'" --F.X. Maguire, Hearth Communications Group
The heart of Anthony de Mello's bestselling spiritual message is awareness. Mixing Christian spirituality, Buddhist parables, Hindu breathing exercises, and psychological insight, de Mello's words of hope come together in Awareness in a grand synthesis.
In short chapters for reading in quiet moments at home or at the office, he cajoles and challenges: We must leave this go-go-go world of illusion and become aware. And this only happens, he insists, by becoming alive to the needs and potential of others, whether at home or in the workplace.
Here, then, is a masterful book of the spirit, challenging us to wake up in every aspect of our lives.More editions of Awareness:
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Awareness: A de Mello Spirituality Conference in His Own Wordsby Anthony De MelloISBN 0385249365 (0-385-24936-5)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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The Brand You 50: Or, Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an "Employee" into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!by Tom PetersISBN 0375407723 (0-375-40772-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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In The Brand You50, Peters sees a new kind of corporate citizen who believes that surviving means not blending in but standing out. He believes that "90+ percent of White Collar Jobs will be totally reinvented/reconceived in the next decade" and that job security means developing marketable skills, making yourself distinct and memorable, and developing your network ability. His
list-filled prescriptions cover everything; for example, "You are Your Rolodex I: BRAND YOU IS A TEAM" (no. 22), "Consider your 'product line'" (no. 25), "Work on your Optimism" (no. 35), "Sell. SELL. SELL!!!" (no. 47). While the book is overwhelming at times--its hyperactive typography pretty much shouts at you--any baby boomer thinking about his or her career will find much to consider. --Harry C. Edwards [via]More editions of The Brand You 50: Or, Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an "Employee" into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!:
Breaking the Patterns of Depressionby Michael D. YapkoISBN 0385483708 (0-385-48370-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Checklists for Life: 104 Lists to Help You Get Organized, Save Time, and Unclutter Your Lifeby Kirsten M. LagatreeISBN 0375707336 (0-375-70733-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Color for Menby Carole Jackson, Kalia LulowISBN 0345345460 (0-345-34546-0)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Color Me Beautifulby Carole JacksonISBN 0345345886 (0-345-34588-6)
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The Color Me Beautiful Make-up Bookby Carole JacksonISBN 0345348427 (0-345-34842-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift As a Viable Alternative Lifestyleby Amy DacyczynISBN 0375752250 (0-375-75225-0)
Softcover, Villard Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift As a Viable Alternative Lifestyle'Book summary:Though tightwad seems like a derogatory term, author Amy Dacyczyn wants to assure you that it's okay to be a penny-pincher. This self-styled "Frugal Zealot" wrote and published The Tightwad Gazette for over six years to spread the frugal gospel. Each issue contained tips from her personal experience and from her many readers. The wealth of information contained in all these issues has been compiled into one volume for the first time. You'll find literally thousands of ideas for saving money, from the simple or practical to the difficult or bizarre. On the simple, practical side, Dacyczyn advises would-be tightwads to keep track of price trends at several stores in a "price book" and to buy in bulk when prices are low. Other, stranger offerings include tips for turning margarine-tub lids into playing-card holders, old credit cards into guitar picks, and six-pack rings into a hammock or volleyball net. More helpful are inexpensive recipes for making homemade versions of pricey, well-known products and ingenious ways to fix broken or damaged items. The book's disorganization encourages browsing, but the detailed index will point you to the exact page for specific items. Dacyczyn's occasional "thriftier than thou" tone is balanced by the friendly support for frugality that infuses every page. She even reminds her readers that it's okay to "sweat the small stuff"--because this small stuff is the essence of frugality. --C.B. Delaney [via]
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Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide to Better Ideasby James L. AdamsISBN 0393950166 (0-393-95016-6)
Softcover, W.W. Norton
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The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Lifeby Gene D. CohenISBN 0380800713 (0-380-80071-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life'Book summary:Society today is witnessing unprecedented growth in the number of people over the age of 50. In The Creative Age, Dr. Cohen debunks harmful myths about aging, and, combining the latest findings in brain and aging research with moving true-life stories, charts exciting new territory for human potential in the "second half of life. He offers compelling evidence that the unique combination of age, experience, and creativity can produce exciting inner growth. Readers of The Artist's Way, in addition to the more than 30 million members of the AARP, will appreciate tremendously the creative life strategies offered in this inspiring and motivating book. [via]
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Da Vinci Decoded: Discovering The Spiritual Secrets Of Leonardo's Seven Principlesby Michael J. GelbISBN 0385339399 (0-385-33939-9)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translationby David L. Hall, Roger T. AmesISBN 0345444191 (0-345-44419-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation'Book summary:In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world.
In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. This new version of one of the worlds most influential documents will stand as both a compelling introduction to Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation. [via]More editions of Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation:
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Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translationby Roger T. Ames, David L. HallISBN 0345444159 (0-345-44415-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translation'Book summary:Composed more than 2,000 years ago during a turbulent period of Chinese history, the Dao de jing set forth an alternative vision of reality in a world torn apart by violence and betrayal. Daoism, as this subtle but enduring philosophy came to be known, offers a comprehensive view of experience grounded in a full understanding of the wonders hidden in the ordinary. Now in this luminous new translation, based on the recently discovered ancient bamboo scrolls, China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world.
Though attributed to Laozi, the Old Master, the Dao de jing is, in fact, of unknown authorship and may well have originated in an oral tradition four hundred years before the time of Christ. Eschewing philosophical dogma, the Dao de jing set forth a series of maxims that outlined a new perspective on reality and invited readers to embark on a regimen of self-cultivation. In the Daoist world view, each particular element in our experience sends out an endless series of ripples throughout the cosmos. The unstated goal of the Dao de jing is self-transformationthe attainment of personal excellence that flows from the world and back into it. Responding to the teachings of Confucius, the Dao de jing revitalizes moral behavior by recommending a spontaneity made possible by the cultivated habits of the individual.
In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. The books extensive introduction is a model of accessible scholarship in which Ames and Hall consider the origin of the text, place the emergence of Daoist philosophy in its historical and political context, and outline its central tenets.
The Dao de jing is a work of timeless wisdom and beauty, as vital today as it was in ancient China. This new version will stand as both a compelling introduction to the complexities of Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation. [via]More editions of Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translation:
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Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutritionby Andrew WeilISBN 0375407545 (0-375-40754-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutrition'Book summary:Hopefully, years from now, Eating Well for Optimum Health will be looked upon as the book that saved the health of millions of Americans and transformed the way we eat--not as the book we overlooked at our own peril. It clarifies the mishmash of conflicting news, research, hype, and hearsay regarding diet, nutrition, and supplementation, and further establishes the judicious Dr. Weil, the director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, as a savior of public well-being. If you've ever wondered what "partially hydrogenated soybean oil" really is, been perplexed by contrary news reports about recommended dosages for supplements, or questioned the safety of using aluminum pots for cooking, Dr. Weil will make it all clear.
Weil (pronounced "while") bravely criticizes many of the major diet books on the market, and backs up his admonitions with science. He warns readers to not fall under "the spell" of the anticarbohydrate Atkins Diet, but also criticizes the eating plan advocated by Dr. Dean Ornish--which has been granted Medicare coverage for cardiac patients--as being too low fat for the majority of people. (The omega-3 fatty acids missing from Ornish's diet are essential for hormone production and the control of inflammation, he says.) It's also fascinating to learn that autism, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease may be caused by omega-3 fatty acid deficiencies, while an excess of omega-6 fatty acids--very common in the typical American diet--can exacerbate arthritis symptoms. Weil's explanation of the chemistry of fats will prove difficult for most readers, but few will want to eat fast-food French fries ever again after reading his appalling reasons for avoiding them, which go way beyond their well-documented heart-clogging capabilities.
After a thorough rundown of nutritional basics and a primer of micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals, Weil unveils what he feels is "the best diet in the world," with 85 recipes, such as Salmon Cakes and Oven-Fried Potatoes, that are healthy, tasty, quick to prepare, and complete with nutritional breakdowns. He includes a stirring chapter on safe weight loss (he sympathizes with the overweight and comically recalls his one-week trial of a safflower oil-diet while an undergraduate). Other, equally enlightening sections include tips for eating out and shopping for food (with warnings on various additives and a guide to organics), and a wondrous appendix with dietary recommendations for dozens of health concerns, including allergies, asthma, cancer prevention, mood disorders, and pregnancy. Eating Well is an indispensable consumer reference and one not afraid to lambaste the diet industry and empower the public with information about which the majority of doctors--to the detriment of the public health--are ignorant. --Erica Jorgensen [via]
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Feel This Book: An Essential Guide to Self-Empowerment, Spiritual Supremacy, and Sexual Satisfactionby Ben Stiller, Janeane GarofaloISBN 0345412931 (0-345-41293-1)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Five People You Meet in Heavenby Mitch AlbomISBN 0375432329 (0-375-43232-9)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven'Book summary:Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical business at the park. Albom then traces Eddie's world through his tragic final moments, his funeral, and the ensuing days as friends clean out his apartment and adjust to life without him. In alternating sections, Albom flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, telling his life story as a kind of progress report over candles and cake each year. And in the third and last thread of the novel, Albom follows Eddie into heaven where the maintenance man sequentially encounters five pivotal figures from his life (a la A Christmas Carol). Each person has been waiting for him in heaven, and, as Albom reveals, each life (and death) was woven into Eddie's own in ways he never suspected. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal, and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie understands the meaning of his own life even as his arrival brings closure to theirs.
Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer into the saccharine and preachy, and this one does in moments. But, for the most part, Albom's telling remains poignant and is occasionally profound. Even with its flaws, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a small, pure, and simple book that will find good company on a shelf next to It's A Wonderful Life. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinaryby Mark SanbornISBN 0385513518 (0-385-51351-8)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationshipsby Eric BerneISBN 0345410033 (0-345-41003-3)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Forty years ago, Games People Play revolutionized our understanding of what really goes on during our most basic social interactions. More than five million copies later, Dr. Eric Bernes classic is as astonishingand revealingas it was on the day it was first published. This anniversary edition features a new introduction by Dr. James R. Allen, president of the International Transactional Analysis Association, and Kurt Vonneguts brilliant Life magazine review from 1965.
We play games all the timesexual games, marital games, power games with our bosses, and competitive games with our friends. Detailing status contests like Martini (I know a better way), to lethal couples combat like If It Werent For You and Uproar, to flirtation favorites like The Stocking Game and Lets You and Him Fight, Dr. Berne exposes the secret ploys and unconscious maneuvers that rule our intimate lives.
Explosive when it first appeared, Games People Play is now widely recognized as the most original and influential popular psychology book of our time. Its as powerful and eye-opening as ever. [via]More editions of Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships:
Getting What You Came for: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or a Ph.D.by Robert L. PetersISBN 0374524777 (0-374-52477-7)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Harry Lorayne's Page-A-Minute Memory Bookby Harry LorayneISBN 0345410149 (0-345-41014-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Lorayne's Page-A-Minute Memory Book'Book summary:If time is money, then memory is the bank and Harry Lorayne will show you how to make every minute count, dramatically increasing performance, productivity, and profits.
-- Enhance your powers of concentration and observation.
-- Double or even triple your daily work output, eliminate careless errors, quickly skim and retain business reports, news articles, and technical data.
-- Breeze through exams, improve your grades and classroom performance, reduce your homework time, and increase your free time.
-- Give speeches without notes and without anxiety, learn foreign languages more easily, excel at poker, bridge, and other games.
-- Heighten your mental agility, learning power, and conversational skills.
-- Discover the newfound authority, confidence, and pleasure that come from a quick, sharp, active mind.
Whatever your lifestyle or walk of life, begin your countdown to success today, and put a world of knowledge and know-how at your fingertips [via]More editions of Harry Lorayne's Page-A-Minute Memory Book:
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How I Found Freedom in an Unfree Worldby Harry BrowneISBN 0380004232 (0-380-00423-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World'Book summary:Product Details Paperback: 407 pages Publisher: Avon Books; Reissue edition (March 1974) Language: English [via]
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How to Be Your Own Best Friend: A Conversation With Two Psychoanalystsby Mildred NewmanISBN 0394487699 (0-394-48769-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Everyday Geniusby Michael GelbISBN 0385323816 (0-385-32381-6)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Everyday Genius'Book summary:Here's a personal growth guidebook that's won the admiration and recommendation of Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate of England. He calls this "a brilliant, practical guide to awakening and training our vast, unused resources of intelligence and ability." Author Michael Gelb, founder of High Performance Learning and consultant for companies including AT&T and National Public Radio, says that we all can unlock the "da Vincian" genius inside us. Gelb says there are seven critical principles that need to be followed for success, whether you're learning a new language, studying to be a gourmet chef, or just hoping to be more effective on the job:
- Curiosita: An insatiably curious approach to life.
- Dimonstratzione: A commitment to test knowledge through experience.
- Sensazione: The continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as the means to clarify experience.
- Sfumato: A willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty.
- Arte/Scienza: The development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination ("whole-brain thinking").
- Corporalita: The cultivation of ambidexterity, fitness, and poise.
- Connessione: A recognition and appreciation for the connectedness of all things and phenomena; "systems thinking."
Gelb discusses each of these principles in relation to what da Vinci accomplished, thereby giving this book a built-in history lesson. The illustrations from the master's work and time add a nice warmth to the work. As the president of NPR said after working with Gelb, this is a program recommended for "anyone who wants to experience a personal and professional Renaissance." [via]
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I Hate You-Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personalityby Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal StrausISBN 0380713055 (0-380-71305-5)
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I'm Ok-You're Okby Thomas HarrisISBN 038000772X (0-380-00772-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiahby Richard BachISBN 0385319258 (0-385-31925-8)
Softcover, Dell Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah'Book summary:In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders...until he meets Donald Shimoda--former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar....
In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar...that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places--like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves. [via]More editions of Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah:
Intimacy and Solitudeby Stephanie DowrickISBN 0393313611 (0-393-31361-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Jonathan Livingston Seagullby Richard BachISBN 0380012863 (0-380-01286-3)
Softcover, Avon Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull'Book summary:"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Kids Are Worth It!: Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Disciplineby Barbara ColorosoISBN 0380719541 (0-380-71954-1)
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Kiss Sleeping Beauty Good-Bye: Breaking the Spell of Feminine Myths and Modelsby Madonna KolbenshlagISBN 0385141866 (0-385-14186-6)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Lao Tzu: Te-Tao Ching A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Textsby Robert G. HendricksISBN 0345370996 (0-345-37099-6)
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Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Textsby Lao-Tzu, Robert G. HenricksISBN 0345347900 (0-345-34790-0)
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Learned Optimism: The Skill to Conquer Life's Obstacles, Large and Smallby Martin E. SeligmanISBN 0394579151 (0-394-57915-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance Order Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Lifeby Alexandra StoddardISBN 0380705117 (0-380-70511-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance Order Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life'Book summary:With the publication of Living A Beautiful Life, Alexandra Stoddard originated the idea of creating an atmosphere of beauty and tranquility with simple touches that turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. As a world-famous interior decorator, she has worked her magic on interiors large and small, from mansions and embassies to cottages and studio apartments. Through her writing and lectures, she has encouraged millions to brighten their lives and their homes by turning mundane tasks into small pleasurable rituals that add beauty and joy to everything they do. Alexandra Stoddard's secrets of Living A Beautiful Life are yours.
With the publication of Living A Beautiful Life, Alexandra Stoddard originated the idea of creating an atmosphere of beauty and tranquillity with simple touches that turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
As a world-famous interior decorator, she has worked her madic on interiors large and small, from mansions and embassies to cottages and studio apartments. Though her writing and lectures, she has encouraged millions to brighten their lives and their homes by turning mundane tasks into small pleasurable rituals that add beauty and joy to everything they do. Alexandra Stoddard's secrets of Living A Beautiful Life are yours.
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Living a Beautiful Life: Five Hundred Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Lifeby Alexandra StoddardISBN 0394555392 (0-394-55539-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Living Your Joy: A Practical Guide to Happinessby Suzanne Falter-BarnsISBN 0345439171 (0-345-43917-1)
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Meditationsby Marcus Aurelius, Gregory HaysISBN 0345472373 (0-345-47237-3)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Meditations'Book summary:One measure, perhaps, of a book's worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, translated and introduced by Gregory Hays, by that standard, is very worthwhile, indeed. Hays suggests that its most recent incarnation--as a self-help book--is not only valid, but may be close to the author's intent. The book, which Hays calls, fondly, a "haphazard set of notes," is indicative of the role of philosophy among the ancients in that it is "expected to provide a 'design for living.'" And it does, both aphoristically ("Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly.") and rhetorically ("What is it in ourselves that we should prize?"). Whether these, and other entries ("Enough of this wretched, whining monkey life.") sound life-changing or like entries in a teenager's diary is up to the individual reader, as it should be. Hays's introduction, which sketches the life of Marcus Aurelius (emperor of Rome A.D. 161-180) as well as the basic tenets of stoicism, is accessible and jaunty. --H. O'Billovich [via]
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The Meditations of Marcus Aureliusby George LongISBN 038072216X (0-380-72216-X)
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The Memory Bookby Harry Lorayne, Jerry LucasISBN 0345410025 (0-345-41002-5)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Lossby Hope EdelmanISBN 0385314388 (0-385-31438-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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My Mother/My Self: The Daughter's Search for Identityby Nancy FridayISBN 0385320159 (0-385-32015-9)
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New Passages: Mapping Your Life Across Timeby Gail Sheehy, Joelle DelbourgoISBN 0345404459 (0-345-40445-9)
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The Only Dance There Is: Talks Given at the Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas, 1970, and at Spring Grove Hospital, Spring Grove, Maryland, 1972by Ram DassISBN 0385084137 (0-385-08413-7)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Lifeby Gail SheehyISBN 034547922X (0-345-47922-X)
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The Presentby Spencer JohnsonISBN 0385509308 (0-385-50930-8)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Present'Book summary:For over two decades, Spencer Johnson has been inspiring and entertaining millions with his simple, yet insightful stories of work and life that speak directly to the heart and soul. "The Present" is an engaging story of a young man's journey to adulthood, and his search for The Present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a great old man. This Present, according to the old man, is 'the best present a person can receive.' Later, when the young boy becomes a young man, disillusioned with his work and his life, he returns to ask the old man, once again, to help him find The Present. The old man responds, 'Only you have the power to find The Present for yourself.' So the young man embarks on a tireless search for this magical gift that holds the secret to his personal happiness and business acumen. It is only after the young man has searched high and low and given up his relentless pursuit that he relaxes and discovers The Present - and all the promises it offers. "The Present" will help you focus on what will make you happy and successful in your work and in your personal life. Like the young man, you may find that it is the best gift you can ever give yourself. [via]
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The Princessa: Machiavelli for Womenby Harriet RubinISBN 0385475373 (0-385-47537-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Project50: Or, Fifty Ways to Transform Every "Task" into a Project That Mattersby Thomas J. PetersISBN 0375407731 (0-375-40773-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Pumping Ions a Guide to Mentalby Tom WujecISBN 0385251130 (0-385-25113-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books of Canada Ltd
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Pumping Ions : A Guide to Mental Exerciseby Tom WujecISBN 0385247494 (0-385-24749-4)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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Real Momentsby Barbara De AngelisISBN 0385310684 (0-385-31068-4)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Real Moments'Book summary:Bestselling author and renowned relationships expert Barbara De Angelis offers you her profound insights and powerful techniques for creating more real moments of meaning with your mate, your children, your work, and yourself. Barbara takes you on an inner journey that will help you discover the peace and fulfillment you've been seeking. Real Moments is more than an uplifting book--it is a powerful invitation to transform your life and a practical manual for nourishing your spirit. Learn: How to tap into your own source of spiritual power and wisdom. How to find extraordinary miracles in each ordinary day. How to find your life's work--and why it has nothing to do with your job. How you and your partner can rekindle and deepen your commitment--moment by passionate moment. How to find the gift that is inside each problem or crisis. How to be happy right now...with what you have and who you are. [via]
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Sacred Space: Clearing and Enhancing the Energy of Your Homeby Denise LinnISBN 034539769X (0-345-39769-X)
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Self-Esteem Comes in All Sizesby Carol JohnsonISBN 0385475691 (0-385-47569-1)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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Shelter of Each Otherby Mary PipherISBN 0345406036 (0-345-40603-6)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourselfby Sabrina Ward HarrisonISBN 0375756485 (0-375-75648-5)
Softcover, Villard Books
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The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire : Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidenceby Deepak ChopraISBN 0375432205 (0-375-43220-5)
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The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimonyby Pamela PaulISBN 0375505407 (0-375-50540-7)
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Stretchingby Bob AndersonISBN 0394738748 (0-394-73874-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stretching'Book summary:Anderson started running and cycling during the salad days of the fitness boom, when the goal was simply to go farther and farther. No one knew what all those miles would do for a body--or do to a body. One day he realized he could barely reach past his knees while sitting on the floor in a straight-legged position. His tight muscles thus revealed, he began a lifelong quest to figure out the secrets of flexibility.
His main discovery--and his core message to readers--is this: "Stretching feels good when done correctly," he writes. "You do not have to push limits or attempt to go further each day. It should not be a personal contest to see how far you can stretch."
The world of sports may have shifted away from Anderson's style of "static" stretching--holding a stretch for 20 to 30 seconds or longer--but in the everyday world, it's still considered the safest and easiest way for people to become more flexible.
The key to successful stretching, Anderson says, is not trying to do too much. "It's better to understretch than overstretch," he writes. The point of flexibility exercise, after all, is to protect yourself from injury or immobility. The worst thing you can do is hurt and ultimately immobilize yourself while trying to prevent those consequences.
Stretching contains hundreds of exercises, simply and clearly drawn by Jean Anderson, the author's wife. (In an eccentric twist, most of the figures in the drawings are shown wearing wool hats, which Mrs. Anderson designs and sells.) Routines are shown for getting up in the morning, for before and after walking or sitting, and for watching TV. Sport-specific routines include programs for weight training, basketball, golf, running, and many others. All are simple, safe, and as easy as you're willing to let them be. --Lou Schuler [via]
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The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Programby Kathleen DesmaisonsISBN 0345441338 (0-345-44133-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program'Book summary:Sugar lurks in foods in more than 85 different forms. Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D., the first person to receive a doctorate in addictive nutrition, says that besides being detrimental to the immune system, the more than 100 pounds of processed sugar consumed annually by each American is responsible for "mood swings, depression, fatigue, fuzzy thinking, PMS, impulsivity ... [and] unpredictable temper." And while overdosing on the sweet stuff is a national pastime, she says her research shows indulging in sugar highs should be treated much more seriously, akin to heroin or alcohol dependency, because sugar causes spikes in the neurotransmitters serotonin and beta-dopamine just like those drugs--and can eventually wreak similar mayhem on one's health, work, and relationships.
The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program is not a quick fix; DesMaisons's plan aims to eliminate sugar cravings, requiring five days of "detox," along with building up the resolve to stick to the recommendations over time--including while out at restaurants, during social gatherings, and while traveling. Fortunately, she offers plenty of tips for those situations, and her prescription is practical and easy to follow, including seven steps as simple as making sure some protein is included with each meal. (That's not to say this is a high-protein, low-carb diet; she criticizes Dr. Robert Atkins and other fad-diet hawkers.) DesMaisons includes more than 50 recipes that cover breakfast through dinner; advice for choosing comfort foods to replace those M&Ms and sodas; and an invitation to join the support group she runs through her Web site. The Recovery Program should be of particular interest to parents and teachers, considering the way sugar-saturated foods are ruthlessly marketed to children--Coke machines are more and more commonplace in elementary schools--and that many of the behaviors DesMaisons links to sugar sensitivity are remarkably similar to those of ADHD. --Erica Jorgensen [via]
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Tao of Power: A Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzuby R.L. WingISBN 0385196377 (0-385-19637-7)
Softcover, Doubleday
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-Tzu, Jane English, Gia-Fu Feng, Lao TsuISBN 039471833X (0-394-71833-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Your Relations With Othersby Deborah TannenISBN 0345379721 (0-345-37972-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Your Relations With Others'Book summary:"We are, all of us, foreigners to each other: editor and writer, man and woman, Californian and New Yorker, friend and friend. Dr. Tannen shows us how different we are, and how to speak the same language."
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Deborah Tannen, who revolutionaized our thinking about relationships between women and men in her bestsller YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, shows that conversational confusion between the sexes is only part of the picture. In THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!, Dr. Tannen shows that growing up in different parts of the country, having different ethnic and class backgrounds, even age and indvidual personality, all contribute to different conversational styles. Entertaining and informative, this is an essential complement to psychological theories of human behavior. No one who has read Deborah Tannen's fascinating look at women and men will want to miss a word of it! [via]More editions of That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Your Relations With Others:
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Unfinished Businessby Maggie ScarfISBN 0345342488 (0-345-34248-8)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Unfinished Business: Pressure Points in the Lives of Womenby Maggie ScarfISBN 0345471733 (0-345-47173-3)
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Welcome to the Real World: You'Ve Got an Education, Now Get a Life!by Stacy KravetzISBN 039332480X (0-393-32480-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends: Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your Lifeby Victoria SecundaISBN 0385304234 (0-385-30423-4)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Wisdom of Laotseby Lao-Tzu, Yutang Lin, ZhuangziISBN 0394604768 (0-394-60476-8)
Hardcover, Modern Library
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The Witch in Every Woman: Reawakening the Magical Nature of the Feminine to Heal, Protect, Create, and Empowerby Laurie Cabot, Jean MillsISBN 0385316496 (0-385-31649-6)
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A Woman's Worthby Marianne WilliamsonISBN 0345386574 (0-345-38657-4)
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Worry: Hope and Help for a Common Conditionby Edward M. HallowellISBN 0345424581 (0-345-42458-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Worry: Hope and Help for a Common Condition'Book summary:As far as we know, plants and animals don't do it. Worry is a human "skill." And it comes in different forms. Some kinds indicate diagnosable conditions, such as depression, or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Others, such as shyness, are built in from birth, and some seem plain old existential--stemming from broken trust or loss of faith. But worry is uniquely human. "To create worry," Dr. Hallowell writes, "humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having a brain that can reason, remember, reflect, feel, and imagine. Only humans have a brain big enough to do this simultaneously and do it well."
Illustrating his theories with the personal stories of and dialogues with clients, Hallowell provides a full picture of the ordinary yet chronic worry-problems. Thus, each presenting problem is dramatically rendered, and the ensuing therapies practically understood. Hallowell emphasizes the physical, not the psychological aspect of worrying, which helps stop the cycle of self-blame many worriers are prone to. When worry is no longer identified as a lack of moral courage, for example, but a natural phenomenon, it can begin to be managed.
The steps set forth in Worry: Controlling and Using It Wisely are practical and straightforward. First comes awareness, which, over time, sets the stage for new patternmaking in the brain. An entire chapter is devoted to methods of running interventions on worry without medication. Worry offers an articulate and powerful reframe of a debilitating condition that's as old as the human brain. By releasing the deeply entrenched habit of negativity, a worrier can step out of the cycle, and freed from phobia, move ahead. [via]
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